Privatising local public services: Between industrial legacy and political ambition

Local Government Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 599-616

  Carrozza, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Privatisation; Public services; Utilities; Water management

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POWER RELATIONS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 77956539088     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2010.506975     Document Type: Article

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